花大根 はなだいこん Also written ハナダイコン Meanings Noun sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; damask violet Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus) See also: おおあらせいとう. Kanji 花 flower. Read as はな. 大 big. Read as ダイ. 根 root. Read as コン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists